Art and History Documentaties
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1. Art of Spain (2008)
Documentary
Andrew Graham-Dixon travels to 3 areas of Spain to examine and interpret the various art of this country. He also has other series about art, one of German art and the other in Sweden.
Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 116
2. Art of Germany (2010– )
Documentary, History
Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at neglected, but rich German art from the time of the Middle Ages.
Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 128
3. The Art of Scandinavia (2016)
Documentary
An examination of the relationship between art, history and landscape in Norway, Denmark and Sweden from the Middle Ages to the present.
Stars: Andrew Graham-Dixon, Søren Malling, Alexander Ahndoril, Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril
Votes: 122
4. Science and Islam (2009– )
Documentary
Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the Islamic world between the 8th and 14th centuries.
Star: Jim Al-Khalili
Votes: 273
5. When Björk Met Attenborough (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary
Award-winning musician Björk and legendary broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough have admired each other's work for years but this is the first time they have discussed their ... See full summary »
Director: Louise Hooper | Stars: David Attenborough, Björk, Andy Cavatorta, Henry Dagg
Votes: 301
6. Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Family
David Attenborough explores Charles Darwin's controversial theory of evolution by natural selection.
Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 2,227
7. A History of Britain (2000–2002)
60 min | Documentary, History
A comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles.
Stars: Simon Schama, Michael Kitchen, Samuel West, Lindsay Duncan
Votes: 945
8. Ancient Discoveries (2003–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History
The remarkable story of Ancient inventions.
Stars: Phil Crowley, Richard Windley, Christopher Kelly, Sean Barrett
Votes: 266
9. Digging for Britain (2010– )
TV-14 | 59 min | Documentary
Dr Alice Roberts visits archaeological excavations around the UK, linking together the results of digs and investigations the length and breadth of the country to build up a picture of the year in British archaeology.
Stars: Alice Roberts, Stuart Prior, Cat Jarman, Onyeka Nubia
Votes: 225
10. Mud Men (2011– )
History, Reality-TV
A pair of amateur archeologists search the banks of the River Thames for lost historical items and delve deeper into the centuries of London's history.
Stars: Johnny Vaughan, Steve Brooker, Geoffrey Abbott
Votes: 70
11. The Naked Archaeologist (2005–2008)
Documentary, History
Simcha Jocobovici hosts this 26-part series, stripping biblical archaeology naked and treating the Bible stories with his own brand of investigative journalism.
Stars: Simcha Jacobovici, Gabriel Barkay, Yair Zakovitch, James Charlesworth
Votes: 349
12. Time Team (1994– )
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, History
A group of archaeologists have 3 days to discover historical artifacts in different sites around Britain.
Stars: Tony Robinson, Phil Harding, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth
Votes: 1,756
13. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History, War
Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Jay O. Sanders, Salima Ikram, Andrew Lambert
Votes: 650
14. The Ascent of Man (1973)
50 min | Documentary, History
An account of man's development through his scientific and technological achievements.
Stars: Jacob Bronowski, Joss Ackland, Roy Dotrice, Stefan Bor-Grajewicz
Votes: 898
15. Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure (1999– )
50 min | Documentary, Adventure
Comedian and world traveler, Michael Palin, follows the footsteps of the adventuring author, Ernest Hemingway.
Stars: Michael Palin, Nigel Pegram
Votes: 546
16. Michael Palin in Wyeth's World (2013)
60 min | Documentary
Michael Palin explores the extraordinary life and work of the popular and controversial American artist Andrew Wyeth, meeting the people who inspired his paintings.
Director: Eleanor Yule | Stars: Michael Palin, Helga Testorf, Andrew Wyeth
Votes: 44
17. The Incredible Human Journey (2009– )
60 min | Documentary
This series explains the evidence for the theory of early human migrations out of Africa and subsequently around the world, supporting the Out of Africa Theory.
Stars: Alice Roberts, Jeffrey Rose, Clive Finlayson, Xinzhi Wu
Votes: 908
18. The Story of 1 (2005 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
Terry Jones hosts this documentary on the number one. It looks at early evidence of counting, the use of numbers for simple arithmetic in Sumeria, the development of large numbers and their... See full summary »
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Terry Jones, Marcus du Sautoy, Leo Jampinjinpa Wayne, Ahmed Boulane
Votes: 262
19. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
G | 90 min | Documentary, History
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Jean Clottes, Julien Monney, Jean-Michel Geneste
Votes: 17,788 | Gross: $5.23M
20. British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley (2017)
Documentary, History
Historian Lucy Worsley reveals how some of the biggest moments in British History are actually a concoction of fibs and stories which have been manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Nathen Amin
Votes: 237
21. Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (2016)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Historian Lucy Worsley visits the time of Henry VIII and tells the story of his six successive wives.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Nicholas Agnew, Claire Cooper, Scott Arthur
Votes: 732
22. The Real Versailles (2016 TV Movie)
History
Lucy Worsley untangles Louis XIV's complex world of court etiquette, fashion and feasting, while court politics expert Helen Castor delves into the archives and unpicks the Machiavellian world that Louis created.
Director: Rosie Schellenberg | Stars: Helen Castor, Lucy Worsley
Votes: 177
23. Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley (2016)
Not Rated | Documentary, History
British historian Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to investigate the 300-year reign of the Romanov dynasty.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Janet Hartley, Simon Dixon, Sergei Bogatyrev
Votes: 1,114
24. Britain's Tudor Treasure: A Night at Hampton Court (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 59 min | Documentary
Documentary. Lucy Worsley and David Starkey celebrate the 500th anniversary of Britain's finest surviving Tudor building, Hampton Court.
Directors: Sebastian Barfield, Rachel Jardine | Stars: Lucy Worsley, David Starkey, Philippa Glanville, Maria Hayward
Votes: 94
25. A Very British Romance (2015)
60 min | Documentary, History, Romance
Lucy Worsely explores how our idea of romance has developed since the Georgian period
Stars: Lucy Worsley, A.N. Wilson, Doug Grant, John Benjamin
Votes: 209
26. Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of Dance (2014– )
History
A professional dancer (Goodman) and historian (Woolsley) tell the story of social dancing through history replete with the costumes, music, settings of the times, and a demonstration of the dance.
Stars: Len Goodman, Lucy Worsley, Darren Royston, Bridget McConnell
Votes: 62
27. The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain (2014)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Rufus Bird, Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Kate Heard
Votes: 103
28. Tales from the Royal Wardrobe (2014 TV Movie)
PG | 59 min | Documentary, History
Today, few people's clothes attract as much attention as the royal family, but this is not a modern-day paparazzi-inspired obsession. Historian Dr. Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator at Historic ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Gillam-Smith | Stars: Lucy Worsley, Beatrice Behlen, Shaun Cole, Meredith Etherington-Smith
Votes: 235
29. Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History (2013– )
59 min | Documentary
Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores how the physical and mental health of our past monarchs has shaped the history of the nation.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Sarah Toulalan, Matthew Sweet, Helen Rappaport
Votes: 101
30. Secrets of the Manor House (2012– )
55 min | Documentary
Each episode concentrates of the history of a grand stately home in Britain. Its fate was often linked to that of one or more great aristocratic families, yet most now need a modern ... See full summary »
Stars: Samuel West, Elisabeth Kehoe, Gavin Weightman, Loraine McMurrey
Votes: 185
31. A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley (2013)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, History
This documentary takes a look at some of the most horrible and despicable murders in modern British history. From Jack the Ripper in the 1880's to Agatha Christie's best known stories.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Michael Kirk, Mathew Prichard, Rosalind Crone
Votes: 267
32. Tales from the Royal Bedchamber (2013)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, History
Lucy Worsley gets into bed with our past monarchs to uncover the Tales from the Royal Bedchamber. She reveals that our obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Gillam-Smith | Stars: Lucy Worsley, Tracy Borman, Sebastian Edwards, Olivia Fryman
Votes: 335
34. Our Food (2012– )
Documentary
Stars: Giles Coren, Lucy Worsley, Alys Fowler, James Wong
Votes: 14
35. Food in England: The Lost World of Dorothy Hartley (2012 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Director: David Parker | Stars: Lucy Worsley, Stephanie Cole, Chris Akrigg, Adrian Bailey
Votes: 28
36. Harlots, Housewives & Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls (2012)
60 min | Documentary
Women life in 17th century.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Justin Champion, Ronald Hutton, Diana Scrivener
Votes: 81
37. Ceramics: A Fragile History (2011)
Documentary
Stars: Ruth Wilson, David Attenborough, Lucy Worsley, Glenn Adamson
Votes: 20
38. When God Spoke English: The Making of the King James Bible (2011 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Gillian Bancroft | Stars: Adam Nicolson, Nick Bunker, Gordon Campbell, Brett Dolman
Votes: 25
39. If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home (2011– )
236 min | Documentary
Finding secret doors add and rooms.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Amanda Vickery, Patricia Whittington-Farrell, Dominic Sandbrook
Votes: 181
40. The Country House Revealed (2011– )
60 min | Documentary
Dan Cruikshank tours Kinross House in Scotland built by Sir William Bruce. This house changed everything. In the late 17 th century a completely different type of grand house began to ... See full summary »
Stars: Dan Cruickshank, Bob Mortimer, Lucy Worsley, Gela Nash
Votes: 35
41. National Treasures Live (2011– )
30 min | History
Britain's fascinating history is all around us. Up and down the country there are amazing places to visit and incredible ways to uncover the stories of our shared past. Now historian Dan ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Dan Snow, Sian Williams, Lucy Worsley, Mick Slaney
42. Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency (2011– )
Documentary
This 3-part documentary traces the British Regency Era, from Parliament passing The Regency Act of 1811, due to King George III's mental incapacity, to his 1820 demise.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Sarah Kay, Ivan Day, Kathryn Jones
Votes: 64
43. A History of the World: King Alfred the Great? (2010 TV Movie)
30 min | History
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Barbara Yorke
44. The Curse of the Hope Diamond (2010 TV Movie)
History
Director: Mark Radice | Stars: Anna Chancellor, Darren Easton, Polly Frame, Joseph Gregory
Votes: 9
45. Illicit Affairs: Secret Romance in Henry's Court (2010 Video)
13 min | Short
Bonus feature for the DVD/Blu-ray collection of 'The Tudors - The Final Season' (2010).
Stars: Deborah Harkness, Rebecca Lemon, Penelope Geng, Lucy Worsley
46. Henry's Magnificent Palace: An Exclusive Tour of Hampton Court (2009 Video)
8 min | Short
Bonus feature for the DVD/Blu-ray of 'The Tudors Season 3'.
Stars: Lucy Worsley, Max Brown, Joanne King, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
47. Inside the Body of Henry VIII (2008)
46 min | Documentary
Director: Dunja Noack | Stars: Bray Poor, Lucy Worsley
Votes: 57
48. Monarchy with David Starkey (2004–2007)
60 min | Documentary, History
A history of the English Crown from AD 400 to today.
Stars: David Starkey, Tony Cottrell, Gerard Hayling, David Alder
Votes: 542
49. Secrets of Great British Castles (2015–2016)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History
Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of London, Carrickfergus, and Stirling.
Stars: Dan Jones, Christophe Lombardi, Jay Dee, Ronald Hutton
Votes: 1,235
50. The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012– )
Documentary, History
Christianity slowly emerged from being a persecuted minority to the state religion of the Roman Empire. This episode is a history of the ways believers grappled with a way to depict Jesus. ... See full summary »
Stars: Waldemar Januszczak, Shaun Greenhalgh
Votes: 277
51. Britain's Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson (2016– )
47 min | History
Tony Robinson walks our oldest roads to find the truth behind the megaliths, burial sites, ley lines and hidden caves along their path, and connect the clues they have left hidden in the British landscape.
Star: Tony Robinson
Votes: 61
52. Tony Robinson's Wild West (2015)
132 min | Documentary
From Custer's Last Stand and the Battle of Little Big Horn to the gunfight at the OK Corral and death of Jesse James, this is a history of the West like no other. TONY ROBINSON'S WILD WEST ... See full summary »
Stars: Tony Robinson, Paul Andrew Hutton, Thom Hatch, Joseph M. Marshall III
Votes: 49
53. Walking Through History (2013– )
47 min | Documentary
Tony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through some of Britain's most historic landscapes in search of the richest stories from our past.
Stars: Tony Robinson, Alistair Moffat, Kate Williams, Brian Blessed
Votes: 272
54. Tony Robinson's Time Travels (2015– )
26 min | Documentary, History
In this fascinating series Sir Tony Robinson journeys through time to uncover amazing, dramatic and bizarre stories from the past.
Star: Tony Robinson
Votes: 27
55. Time Crashers (2015– )
Reality-TV
Celebrities are taken back in time to live and work as they did in medieval Britain.
Stars: Tony Robinson, Cassie Newland, Kirstie Alley, Keith Allen
Votes: 63
56. Tony Robinson's Tour of Duty (2015– )
Stars: Tony Robinson, Ray Cook, Nigel Allsopp, Greg Lamerton
57. Tony Robinson's Time Walks (2012– )
Documentary, History
Tony Robinson brings his inquisitive storytelling approach to Australia's diverse suburbs and towns. His mission is to uncover the hidden history that lies behind, below and above the ... See full summary »
Star: Tony Robinson
Votes: 58
59. Victorian Farm (2009)
60 min | Documentary, History
In this unique project, historian Ruth Goodman as well as archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn immerse themselves in the life of the Victorian farmer as he would have lived on the Acton Scott Estate.
Stars: Stephen Noonan, Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands
Votes: 737
60. Edwardian Farm (2010–2011)
59 min | Documentary, Adventure
In this 12-part documentary series of Edwardian Farm, archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn and historian Ruth Goodman go back in time to the early 1900s to live the lives of Edwardian farmers for a full calendar year.
Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Alex Langlands, Stephen Noonan
Votes: 583
61. Wartime Farm (2012)
TV-14 | Documentary
Wartime Farm, is an eight-part British historical docuseries in which the running of a farm during the Second World War is reenacted. First broadcast on BBC Two on 6 September 2012.
Stars: John Simm, Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands
Votes: 405
62. Tales from the Green Valley (2005)
29 min | Documentary, History
The series follows historians and archaeologists as they recreate the everyday farm life from the age of the Stuarts; they wear the clothes, eat the food and use the tools, skills and technology of the 1620s.
Stars: Owen Teale, Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Alex Langlands
Votes: 313
63. Victorian Pharmacy (2010)
60 min | Documentary
Life in a 19th-century pharmacy is re-created in this four-part documentary. Historian Ruth Goodman, professor Nick Barber and doctorate student Tom Quick discover how people attempted to ... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen Noonan, Nick Barber, Ruth Goodman, Tom Quick
Votes: 267
64. Tudor Monastery Farm (2013)
59 min | Documentary, History
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold turn the clock back 500 years to the early Tudor period to become tenant farmers on monastery land.
Stars: Geraldine James, Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold
Votes: 415
65. Victorian Farm Christmas (2009)
60 min | Documentary
Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make traditional gifts, food, games and decorations.
Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Stephen Noonan, Alex Langlands
Votes: 338
66. Secrets of the Castle (2014)
60 min | Documentary, History
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold learn about living in the medieval world and help rebuild a castle.
Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold, Paul McGann
Votes: 387
67. Full Steam Ahead (2016)
60 min | History
Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn bring back to life the golden age of steam, exploring how Victorian railways helped to shape modern Britain.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands
Votes: 176
68. Victorian Bakers (2016)
59 min | History
Four professional bakers leave their modern businesses behind to experience what their profession was like in the past as they bake their way through the Victorian era.
Stars: Annie Gray, Alex Langlands, Harpreet Baura, Duncan Glendinning
Votes: 95
69. A Tudor Feast at Christmas (2006 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, History
A group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor feast as it would have been over 400 years ago, including the use of period clothes, recipes from the era, food sourced from the land and the absence of modern conveniences.
Director: Chris Mitchell | Stars: Dominic Frisby, Marc Meltonville, Ruth Goodman, Hugh Beamish
Votes: 188
70. Tales of Irish Castles (2014)
TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary
The history of Irish castles throughout history. A terrific look at the majestic history of Ireland presented with the gifted storyteller style you would expect from the Irish perspective.
Stars: Simon Delaney, Dave Swift, Marcus Seoige, Ned Kelly
Votes: 187
71. Origins of Us (2011)
60 min | Documentary
We have uncovered the secrets of the atom, travelled to the moon, and dominated planet Earth. But how did humans come to be so successful? This three-part series reveals the powerful ... See full summary »
Stars: Alice Roberts, Brian Richmond, Svante Pääbo, Clive Finlayson
Votes: 321
72. Andrew Marr's History of the World (2012)
Documentary, History
Andrew Marr's History of the World is a 2012 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers 70,000 years of world history from the beginning of human civilisation, ... See full summary »
Stars: Andrew Marr, Pierre Marais, Joe Vaz, Aubrey Shelton
Votes: 1,402
73. The Art of Russia (2009– )
60 min | Documentary
Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon presents the incredible story of Russian art - its mystery and magnificence.
Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 98
74. The Impressionists (2006–2007)
Drama
"Three hour mini-series tells the intimate history of a most illustrious brotherhood of Impressionist artists - Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne and Manet. Entirely based on documentary ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Armitage, Julian Glover, Will Keen, Aden Gillett
Votes: 1,134
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